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LinuxInsider: Linux-Optimized Laptops: Does the Hardware Matter?

"Even though interest in server-side Linux has been steadily
growing in enterprises and organizations around the world, desktop
and laptop-based Linux solutions have faced a steady series of
uphill climbs.

"For starters, demand for end-user and consumer Linux operating
systems is sporadic at best, partially because most of the people
who want Linux on a desktop or laptop want a particular Linux
distribution--which they are often capable of installing on their
own..."